Deepika, SRK and John in Pathaan. (courtesy: iamsrk)

Mumbai:

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s blockbuster spy film Pathaan might be launched in 3000 plus screens throughout Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The film, which hit Indian theatres on January 25, is directed by Siddharth Anand and likewise stars John Abraham and Deepika Padukone. It has earned over Rs 1,000 crore on the international field workplace.

“YRF’s historic blockbuster Pathaan creates another record – gets widest release for an Indian film in dubbed version across Russia and CIS! It will be released on July 13 in this region across 3000+ screens,” the press word learn.

CIS international locations embody Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

Pathaan, a mega comeback automobile for Shah Rukh after his absence from main man roles for greater than 4 years, is a crucial step in YRF’s spy franchise the place characters from completely different movies will cross paths sooner or later.

The movie follows the titular spy (Shah Rukh) who comes out of exile to cease terrorist group Outfit X from launching a debilitating assault on India. It is the fourth movie in producer Aditya Chopra’s spy universe, following Salman Khan’s Ek Tha Tiger and Tiger Zinda Hai and War, that includes Hrithik Roshan.

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